Another Sign of Economic Worry: Tumbling Oil Prices

  A couple of months ago, the bulls ran the oil markets. Now the bears have taken over. Always volatile, oil prices have tumbled more than 20 percent since late April because of growing fears that demand is weaker than expected as the global economy […]

On Trump’s Ireland Visit, Talk of Brexit and Border Walls

  SHANNON, Ireland — President Trump reassured Ireland’s prime minister, Leo Varadkar, on Wednesday that Britain’s exit from the European Union would “work out very well,” including for Ireland, “with your wall, your border.” This remark prompted the Irish leader to reply “one thing we […]

Hong Kong Braces for More Extradition Protests

HONG KONG — The head of Hong Kong’s legislature said that lawmakers must vote by the end of next week on a contentious bill that would allow extraditions to China, rejecting demands for a delay despite mass protests over the weekend opposing the legislation. The […]